When I Thought You Loved Me

When I thought you loved me ---

You were my one desire

I needed no one else but you

My heart you set on fire ---

When I thought you loved me.

When I thought you loved me ---

My needs were all fulfilled

I wanted nothing more of life

My longings were all stilled ---

When I thought you loved me.

When I thought you loved me ---

I gave to you my heart

I dreamed of you both night and day

And thought we'd never part ---

When I thought you loved me

When I thought you loved me ---

I looked forward to each day

Never heeding anyone's advice

About the price that I might pay ---

When I thought you loved me.

When I thought you loved me ---

I opened wide the door

To loneliness and heart ache

That I thought I'd see no more ---

When I thought you loved me.

When I thought you loved me ---

I guess that I was blind

That you would leave me here alone

Never crossed my mind ---

When I thought you loved me.

When I thought you loved me ---

I put my trust in you

I didn't know forgetting love

Would be so hard to do ---

When I thought you loved me.

Pearl E. Cain